Ordinance #11,747

ORDINANCE

STATE OF LOUISIANA

CITY OF MONROE                                                                                                                 NO.  11,747                

The following Ordinance was offered by Mrs.  Ezernack                        who moved for its adoption and was seconded by Mr.  Wilson               :

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF MONROE TO TAKE CORPOREAL POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED BELOW AND SELL TO            RON AND LARHONDA CLOMAN, ALL RIGHTS, TITLE AND INTEREST THAT THE CITY MAY HAVE ACQUIRED TO LOT 9 & E ½ OF LOT 8, SQ 6, BIEDENHARN ADDITION, OUACHITA PARISH, 317 MALVERN ST., DISTRICT 5, MONROE, LA, BY ADJUDICATION AT TAX SALE DATED JULY 1, 2011, AND FURTHER WITH RESPECT THERETO            

WHEREAS, the property described as follows, to-wit:

Lot 9 & E ½ of Lot 8, Sq 6, Biedenharn  Addition

Ouachita Parish, Monroe, LA - District 5

317 Malvern St.

Parcel #46196

was adjudicated to the City of Monroe, Louisiana for non-payment of 2010 Ad Valorem Taxes by Adjudication Deed dated and filed July 1, 2011 in Conveyance Book 2254 at page 380 of the Records of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana and adjudicated to the City of Monroe, Louisiana.  The 2010 Ad Valorem Taxes forming the basis for the described adjudication was validly assessed by the City of Monroe against Quinton Mitchell Sr. and Mary M. Mitchell, and

WHEREAS, the City of Monroe has made efforts to contact Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell by registered mail and notification published in the Monroe Free Press by which Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell did not respond to notifications, and

WHEREAS, Ron and Larhonda Cloman wish to purchase said property from the City of Monroe.

WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of La. R.S. 47:2238.1 et sec, property adjudicated to the City of Monroe for more than Five (5) years may be sold to a specific named individual who has paid all taxes and other cost associated with the transfer of the property by the City of Monroe to the named individuals.  Ron and Larhonda Cloman have paid Two Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-nine and 27/100 ($2,969.27) which includes Six Hundred Seventy and 19/100 ($670.19) in City taxes, One Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-two and 33/100 ($1,792.33) in Parish taxes.  The remainder is legal fees for the City of Monroe and the Parish of Ouachita, advertising costs, mailing cost, and filing and recordation of all documents necessary to accomplish the acquisition of the property and then transfer from the City to the new owner.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Monroe, Louisiana, in legal session convened, that the hereinafter described property is no longer needed for public purposes; the City of Monroe has made efforts to contact Quinton Mitchell, Sr. and Mary M. Mitchell with no response; the City of Monroe desires to sell to Ron and Larhonda Cloman the property described as follows:

Lot 9 & E ½ of Lot 8,  Sq 6, Biedenharn Addition

Ouachita Parish, Monroe, LA - District 5

317 Malvern St.

Parcel #46196

ORDINANCE INTRODUCED on the 10th day of January, 2017.

NOTICE PUBLISHED on the  14th    day of  January            , 2017.

This Ordinance having been submitted in writing, introduced and published, was then submitted to a vote as a whole, the vote thereon being as follows:

AYES:             Echols, Ezernack, Woods & Wilson

NAYS:             None.

ABSENT:         Clark

And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on the  24th       day of January, 2017.

Michael Echols                        

 CHAIRMAN

Carolus S. Riley                       

CITY CLERK

James E. Mayo                                                                                   ________________________

MAYOR’S APPROVAL                                                                  MAYOR’S VETO